December 20, 2006 Edition

Yes, Virginia, There
is a Santa Claus

(Francis P. Church's editorial, "Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus" was an immediate sensation, and became one of the most famous editorials ever written. It first appeared in The New York Sun in 1897, over 100 years ago and was reprinted annually until 1949 when the paper went out of business.)continued...

White Christmas adventure
becomes extreme situation

It was a moment everybody had to pull together and help. I kept telling my boys, "We're in an extreme situation. Everybody's doing the best they can. Nobody expected this to happen and nobody's having fun."
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